[someone you don't know]

Now I feel like an idiot.

I stumbled onto some documentary about families accepting their LG kids and how some people have distorted scripture to be against homosexuality, and then for the first time in my life I managed to scrounge up the courage to ask my mum to watch it.

My mother returned my laptop to me after watching 10 minutes, deeming the program a hate documentary attacking 'some really good authors' then sent me a couple of websites about 'the other side of the argument'. Both of the websites congratulated Exodus International on their work in conversion therapies!

My mother then comes to talk to me in person to tell me; "I don't hate gay people. I just don't think they've got it right", and citing the one person she has ever known to be gay. She said that being gay is just an excuse to be more promiscuous because there's no chance of anyone getting pregnant or anything.

She asked me if I had been trying to tell her I was gay and I panicked and said no. Which is technically not a lie...

I just feel like such a coward, and it just makes me so angry because I want so badly to shout and scream at her. I want to tell her she's wrong and prejudiced and I want her to understand. But I don't. I'm too scared I'll just make it worse.


Thanks for the advice though, people. I really appreciate it. Thanks.